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Sudan Battles Rage as UN Agencies Warn of ‘Catastrophe’

Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees. Bloodshed has gripped Sudan since April 15 when tensions erupted into armed exchanges between regular army chief Abdel Fattah…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hemedti to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Have Control of Khartoum, We Don’t Fear Foreign Meddling

General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Daglo, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stressed that his forces are now in complete control of the capital Khartoum’s three main districts: Khartoum, Khartoum Bahri and Omdurman. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he added that the RSF is working closely with the citizens…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN refugee agency warns more than 800,000 may flee Sudan

Some 73,000 have already left Sudan and the UN warns thousands will flee as fighting rages on and resources dwindle.

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Sudanese fleeing north face arduous crossing into Egypt

(This May 1 story has been refiled to fix a typographical error in paragraph 17)

Reuters

Brits race to make it onto final Sudan rescue flights as battles erupt

The extra rescue missions left Port Sudan after UK citizens faced a noon deadline to complete a dangerous 500-mile drive from Khartoum

Daily Mirror

Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse

Critical shortages of basic goods including water, and bodies piling in streets creating ‘environmental catastrophe’

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese civilian groups band together to provide essential aid

Civilians are helping Sudan’s most vulnerable via food banks, donations, logistical coordination and medical support.

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'It was like doomsday,' says Gaza woman after quitting Sudan

When bridges closed in her area of Sudan's capital Khartoum, Palestinian medical student Nour Kullab thought it was just another protest.

Reuters

Extra UK evacuation flight departs Sudan as rival factions clash

Flight left Port Sudan on Monday evening as fighting continued to rage in the capital, Khartoum

The Guardian - UK

Cradle of Sudan's uprising becomes transit point for those fleeing war

The Sudanese city of Atbara - birthplace of the uprising that led to the overthrow of strongman Omar al-Bashir in 2019 - has become a hub for those fleeing the conflict in Khartoum.

Reuters

The Pakistanis who chose to stay in Sudan, despite conflict

As thousands of foreign nationals escape the fighting, many Pakistani nationals say they will not leave.

Al Jazeera

Watch live: Third week of fighting in Sudan continues between rival military forces

Watch a live view of Khartoum as fighting between rival military forces in Sudan enters its third week.

The Independent UK

What is happening in Sudan and why? The war and conflict explained

Warring factions observe fragile truce as foreign governments shutter embassies and race to evacuate their diplomats and citizens

The Independent UK

UN Envoy Says Sudan’s Warring Sides Agree to Negotiate

Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the United Nations' top official in the country told The Associated Press on Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital despite another three-day extension of a fragile ceasefire. The talks would initially focus…

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The Independent UK

Sudan – live: Final evacuation flight for fleeing Britons leaves as violence resumes

More than 800,000 people could flee the war-torn country, UN official warns

Al Jazeera

Key events in Sudan as fighting hits 17 days

The country’s warring factions continue to fight despite saying they would extend a barely respected 72-hour ceasefire.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Sending Envoy over 'Unprecedented' Sudan Crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending an envoy to the Sudan region amid the "unprecedented" situation there, as deadly hostilities enter a third week, his spokesman said Sunday. The announcement came as the army and heavily armed paramilitaries in Khartoum continued fighting, even as a widely breached ceasefire was extended…

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UN sending relief chief to Sudan over ‘unprecedented’ situation

Martin Griffiths, travelling immediately, says people are struggling to get the food and water they need to survive.

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Sudan sides trade blame as ceasefire extended

A ceasefire has been extended in Sudan, though both sides of the growing hostilities are accusing the other of breaking the agreement already.

The Independent UK

Fighting escalates in Sudan despite extended ceasefire as thousands more flee

Sudanese army and RSF continue fighting into third week

Al Jazeera

Fighting continues in Sudan despite new ceasefire extension

Despite warnings of slide towards civil war, rival military forces accuse each other of new violations of the ceasefire.

The Independent UK

A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, 'killed for nothing'

American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman kept working in Sudan as long as he could after fighting engulfed the capital

Newsroom.co.nz

Sudan war threatens Red Sea shipping lanes that supply oil for NZ

Malign external actors' role in intra-state conflict reinforces a longstanding NZ conviction that the United Nations Security Council is not fit for purpose and must be reformed.

Manchester Evening News

The UK will run an additional evacuation flight from Port Sudan

The UK will run a further flight for those still trapped in the country after officially ending the operation from an airfield near Khartoum

The Independent UK

UK to continue Sudan rescue operation with flight from Port Sudan

Some 2,122 people have been taken to safety on 23 flights from the Wadi Saeedna airfield near Khartoum.

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